EXTRACT FOR
Dominate Me - Books 4 - 6
(A.X. Foxx)

Excerpt from "Tantalizing Taboo":



I bit my tongue. Every part of me knew to say no. He was dangerous for even the most experienced woman. He was charming and good-looking, two dangerous qualities that let him get his way easily in life. He was not someone a virgin like me should be getting acquainted with... but I wanted to say yes so badly.



"Alex Dante," a familiar voice called out from behind me. I turned around and my eyes widened. Standing directly behind me was a man I've had a crush on for as long as I remembered.



"Eugene West," Alex greeted with a deep baritone that suggested the two were far from friends.



"Mr. West!" I gasped, blushing bright from just being close to him. "Wha- What're you doing here?" I took a step away from Alex, immediately worried that he would get the wrong idea about us.



Eugene West was my science teacher back in high school. He was also drop-dead gorgeous. Half the girls in my class had a thing for him. The other half was just too shy to admit it. Like Alex, Eugene was roguishly handsome, though his tattoos were mostly hidden underneath his shirt.



He stared at me for a moment. My heart fell. He didn't even know who I was. "Gracie," I tried to sound unperturbed, "Gracie Lang. I was in your Science class two years ago."



"Gracie!" he repeated in that same tone of voice people used to pretend they remembered old acquaintances they didn't. He had no idea who I was. "How've you been?" he asked.



I tried not to look disappointed. As I opened my mouth to answer, he clasped my elbow and heralded me out of the store, away from Alex. I stumbled behind me, putting one foot over the other and focusing on not falling flat on my face.



"You're hurting me, Mr. West," I said. I had dreamt about having his fingers on me for years, but now that he was touching me, it was nothing like my fantasies. The patch of skin where his fingers touched me felt scorched. He didn't let me go until we were out of the bookstore and into an alleyway, away from prying eyes.



My heartbeat sped up again. I was on a roller coaster ride of emotions. He was close enough for me to smell the familiar scent of new textbooks on him.



"Gracie, you need to stay away from Alex," he said immediately after we were out of earshot. From the corner of my eyes, I could see that Alex was making a beeline towards us. The look of annoyance on his face was replaced by one of amusement.



"Why?" I asked, curiosity getting the best of me. Once upon a time, I would've agreed with him without a second thought. Once upon a time, I would've done anything for him. Things were different now. I was older and he no longer made butterflies flutter in my stomach. At least, not as much.